A man was shot dead Wednesday morning outside of a wholesale electronics store in Centennial and authorities say the suspect in the killing is at large.

The shooting happened at about 10:45 a.m. outside of QED — also known as Quality Electrical Distribution — on the 7000 block of South Jordan Road. That’s just southeast of the East Arapahoe Road and Jordan Road intersection.

Authorities said a suspect in the shooting “possibly left (the) area in an older white sedan,” but that the vehicle was later located and determined to be unrelated to the case.

The suspect is described as a white man wearing a gray or white sleeveless T-shirt, jeans and a black baseball hat turned backwards. He also has a large tattoo on his upper right arm. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

“We have somebody out there with a gun who just shot and killed someone,” Brooks said. “Obviously we are concerned.”

She added: “It’s going to be a lengthy investigation.”

A nearby school was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting.

The slain man’s name, age and other identifying information has not been released.

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.

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